Sex and Horror: the Art of Pino Dangelico
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Summary
This is the fourth title in our bestselling Sex and Horror series， which celebrates the ’60s and ’70s publishing phenomenon called “fumetti sexy”: Italian adult comics with a unique take on such genres as horror， crime， fantasy， history and fairy tales。 The comics’ huge success was due in part to their uninhibited mix of twisted humour， gory violence， and up-front eroticism; however， what makes them so sought-after today is their technicolour cover illustrations， rendered by classically trained painters。 The book spotlights the fumetti work of renowned Italian-American illustrator and artist Pino Dangelico， and promises another visual feast of outrageous pulp art。
Reviews
JR Roach
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Easily the best book in the Siege of Terra series so far。
Justin T
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LegionBro
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This should be five stars， but Abnett vigorously shoving in his hamfisted， failed abortion of a 'concept' known as the Perpetuals， immediately punts this pile of tinder and literary shit into a realm an order of magnitude beneath C。S。 Goto's most poorly written works。He started this shitty train ride with the introduction of the Perpetuals in his book "Legion，" and it's all downhill from there。 You know the Horus Heresy is supposed to be about the fucking Horus Heresy right dumbshit？ Not some fu This should be five stars， but Abnett vigorously shoving in his hamfisted， failed abortion of a 'concept' known as the Perpetuals， immediately punts this pile of tinder and literary shit into a realm an order of magnitude beneath C。S。 Goto's most poorly written works。He started this shitty train ride with the introduction of the Perpetuals in his book "Legion，" and it's all downhill from there。 You know the Horus Heresy is supposed to be about the fucking Horus Heresy right dumbshit？ Not some fucking Mary Sues whose inclusion in the Warhammer 40，000 universe makes no fucking sense and doesn't jibe with the original lore AT ALL。Now we arrive at the conclusion。 In a siege and a 54-book series that should be about brother against brother， father against son， the fall of the brightest star and the death of hope， we get a disgusting hag shit-talking the Emperor of Mankind from some shitty cave。Fucking hell， give the entire Horus Heresy a one star now。 The perpetuals are the dumbest fucking concept ever to be conceived in Warhammer 40，000， and Dan Abnett fucking created them。 Fuck you Dan！ I made an account just to show my newborn hate for you！ 。。。more
William Spencer
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Clearly a masterpiece of this series。 It brings together so much from not just the siege but the heresy as well。 I loved reading this， nothing in here is bad， normally I find one character I don't like or one scene that outlives its welcome， none of that here。 Dan Abnett has produced here I think his best work to date and from the afterword you can tell it wasnt easy。 He put in tons of work and it really shows。 The stories， the battles， the deaths， they are all so well written and each page brin Clearly a masterpiece of this series。 It brings together so much from not just the siege but the heresy as well。 I loved reading this， nothing in here is bad， normally I find one character I don't like or one scene that outlives its welcome， none of that here。 Dan Abnett has produced here I think his best work to date and from the afterword you can tell it wasnt easy。 He put in tons of work and it really shows。 The stories， the battles， the deaths， they are all so well written and each page brings you new step toward the end of the siege and the beginning of 40k lore。 It even covers some mysteries that I thought would never be answered。 Brilliant read， highly recommend 。。。more
Richard
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I think Saturnine is the first Horus Heresy title I've read since I dropped off on the series back around， I think， A Thousand Sons？ That， perhaps coincidentally， also marked when I stopped actively reading Warhammer books outside of the odd Gaunt's Ghosts novels before my recent return to the wider franchise。 So， all of that should be kept in mind given I'm not only reading this out of sequence for The Siege of Terra series， but I'm also hilariously out of sequence for the wider Heresy story。 T I think Saturnine is the first Horus Heresy title I've read since I dropped off on the series back around， I think， A Thousand Sons？ That， perhaps coincidentally， also marked when I stopped actively reading Warhammer books outside of the odd Gaunt's Ghosts novels before my recent return to the wider franchise。 So， all of that should be kept in mind given I'm not only reading this out of sequence for The Siege of Terra series， but I'm also hilariously out of sequence for the wider Heresy story。 That said， I'm not entirely in the dark thanks to a fair amount of time spent reading the 40K Lore subreddit where you can find ample discussion on the story of the Heresy thus far and plenty of excellent excerpts。 With that preamble out of the way， Saturnine is good on it's own。 As a wider story it's obviously a bridge between books #3 and #5， but it can be read with enough of the contextual information of what is supposed to be happening without feeling too lost and it's focus， more or less， is on the events that happened around the Saturnine district and a few other legends from the Heresy。 While it's good as a picture of a particular moment of the Siege of Terra， it's strength is in individual moments。 There are some really well crafted scenes in here that elevate the story and are well worth reading。Overall， if you've been invested in this series from the beginning this may have a bigger impact， but on it's own it was a solid read。 It won't make me go back to fill in the gaps and I don't know that I'll be reading any more of this series （I really only read it on the strength of the excerpts I've read， it being Dan Abnett， and the big selling point: It was the Black Library book of the month and it was only $4。。。）， but I enjoyed it。A bit of a post-script， for some reason I still find reading Primarchs as main characters kind of wild。 Dorn， Sanguinus， and Jaghatai feature prominently and there's a bit of magic to the loyalists Primarchs being alive and kicking given how absent they are in 40K。 It's also why I find Guilliman returned a fun thing to follow in the Indomitus stories。 The traitor Primarch's have their moments as well， but given how they're all lurking somewhere in 40K either active or doing their thing on their daemon worlds it's not quite the same。 。。。more
Declan Waters
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Dan Abnett brings his own special writing style to the Siege of Terra series and it is a tour-de-force。 The defenders of Terra are trying to delay their defeat， in the hope of rescue from the other loyalist legions， and Dorn is at the head of the defense。In common with the other books in the series， the Primarchs are incidental in most cases， and the battles are seen through the eyes of Space Marines， humans， and Sisters of Silence。 It's great to have more female representation in warhammer and Dan Abnett brings his own special writing style to the Siege of Terra series and it is a tour-de-force。 The defenders of Terra are trying to delay their defeat， in the hope of rescue from the other loyalist legions， and Dorn is at the head of the defense。In common with the other books in the series， the Primarchs are incidental in most cases， and the battles are seen through the eyes of Space Marines， humans， and Sisters of Silence。 It's great to have more female representation in warhammer and Abnett succeeds with a truely scary representation of a Sister。Although not the last book in the series， it is a powerful stand alone book and definitely not a bridge between set pieces - a great read。 。。。more
Ray
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Without a doubt the best book in the Siege of Terra series to date and a must read for anyone interested in the series。 Dan Abnett knocked it out of the park with this book。 For the first time reading a Black Library book I thought that this book could have used more space to tell its story。 Which is not to say that there was any filler in its 400 pages。 Each of the plots and sub-plots were engaging and intriguing。 I found myself jumping ahead to see how the story would develop。 Each of the prim Without a doubt the best book in the Siege of Terra series to date and a must read for anyone interested in the series。 Dan Abnett knocked it out of the park with this book。 For the first time reading a Black Library book I thought that this book could have used more space to tell its story。 Which is not to say that there was any filler in its 400 pages。 Each of the plots and sub-plots were engaging and intriguing。 I found myself jumping ahead to see how the story would develop。 Each of the primarch's （Dorn， Kahn， and Sangunius） have their time to shine。 Dorn actually grew on me a lot in this novel and I thought it was his strongest appearance yet。 Abaddon also demonstrates his growth from the beginning of the series to this book demonstrating why he becomes the lead warlord of the 40k universe。 A must read and highly recommended。 。。。more
david m。 kahler
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Great ReadAnother excellent book from Dan Abnett。 He never fails to tell a great story， this time applying his talents to the siege of the palace itself。 Horus' siege continues on to its tragic end。 stay tuned。 Great ReadAnother excellent book from Dan Abnett。 He never fails to tell a great story， this time applying his talents to the siege of the palace itself。 Horus' siege continues on to its tragic end。 stay tuned。 。。。more
DRugh
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Abnett has written a book with many voices， many perspectives， and has expanded the lore of war in the Warhammer 40k universe。
Robert Bailey
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There's a lot to unpack in this oneSaturnine is perhaps the closest Black Library's Siege of Terra series will ever come to matching the version of the siege in my head after digesting Games Workshop lore and piling expectation upon expectation for almost two decades。 It's not necessarily what happens in this book， but how it's written。 Dan Abnett musters every ounce of his writing talent to deliver an extensive account of the desperate battle for the Imperial Palace from a range of key perspect There's a lot to unpack in this oneSaturnine is perhaps the closest Black Library's Siege of Terra series will ever come to matching the version of the siege in my head after digesting Games Workshop lore and piling expectation upon expectation for almost two decades。 It's not necessarily what happens in this book， but how it's written。 Dan Abnett musters every ounce of his writing talent to deliver an extensive account of the desperate battle for the Imperial Palace from a range of key perspectives - from Demon Primarchs to Army grunts and everyone in between。 As demonstrated in several of his previous Horus Heresy entries， Abnett varies his writing style throughout， utilising different tenses， person-perspectives and even styles of prose to keep each new clash exciting and refreshing。 Some battles feel like Renaissance paintings come to life， with romanticised angels and demons battling heroically on top of stone parapets; whereas others follow an intense commentary of pure， second-by-second carnage like a modern-day military firefight。 When combined， this propels Saturnine beyond its series-siblings that commonly felt like a dry telling of 'history' or a battle-report between armies of plastic miniatures 。。。more
Frank Estrada
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All the Siege of Terra books have been amazing including this one。 You 'see' a lot of big characters。 I listed to the audio version and it was amazing （ I am a truck driver so i don't always have time to read）。 They really try to bring out the feel of WAR in this book。 Very grim dark feeling！ Small spoiler: to me the craziest part was when 50 sons of Horus chaos space marines and dark mechanicum were trying to dig under the palace。 Only to be submerge under super concrete than that concrete soli All the Siege of Terra books have been amazing including this one。 You 'see' a lot of big characters。 I listed to the audio version and it was amazing （ I am a truck driver so i don't always have time to read）。 They really try to bring out the feel of WAR in this book。 Very grim dark feeling！ Small spoiler: to me the craziest part was when 50 sons of Horus chaos space marines and dark mechanicum were trying to dig under the palace。 Only to be submerge under super concrete than that concrete solidified。 So they were stuck inside their vehicle inside solid concreate。 The dark magos said that the magnificent digging machine would never move again and due to their trans human physic that they will stay alive for hundreds of days。 There are like dozens of other crazy events but this one stood out。I didnt give it a 5 because things get a little hairy here and there but thats war。 。。。more
Dan Westram
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Easily the best book of the Siege of Terra series so far， but it's Abnett isn't it？ Everything starts to converge into a few areas as the loyalists prepare to defend the key strategic points of the Imperial Palace， and Rogal Dorn makes impossible decisions to allocate their dwindling resources to be able to do so。 This leads to 4 completely different battles taking place， which ebb & flow as the casualties keep increasing。 Myths get created， heroes & villains fall， and the end game approaches。As Easily the best book of the Siege of Terra series so far， but it's Abnett isn't it？ Everything starts to converge into a few areas as the loyalists prepare to defend the key strategic points of the Imperial Palace， and Rogal Dorn makes impossible decisions to allocate their dwindling resources to be able to do so。 This leads to 4 completely different battles taking place， which ebb & flow as the casualties keep increasing。 Myths get created， heroes & villains fall， and the end game approaches。As the Praetorian himself says， "I am the fortress now"。 。。。more
Ollie Ray Wingate
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"Hell is a chainsword deep。" "Hell is a chainsword deep。" 。。。more
Logan Butler
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Without a doubt one of my favorite books that I have read from the Horus Heresy series。 The author spared no expense to really show every characters motives and thinking process; from the towering primarchs to the lowly guardsmen， they each tell their part of the story。 Every skirmish and battle felt world ending in scale， as it should。 My favorite part of the entire book was the portrayal of each legion and primarch， from their fighting techniques to their inner monologue。 I have nothing negati Without a doubt one of my favorite books that I have read from the Horus Heresy series。 The author spared no expense to really show every characters motives and thinking process; from the towering primarchs to the lowly guardsmen， they each tell their part of the story。 Every skirmish and battle felt world ending in scale， as it should。 My favorite part of the entire book was the portrayal of each legion and primarch， from their fighting techniques to their inner monologue。 I have nothing negative to say about this book。 If you are a fan of true grim dark， give this book a read。 。。。more
Danny Montgomery
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Of course this was an excellent book。 The Fulgrim vs Dorn duel was just such a let down。 It is a testament to how good the rest of the book is that I am still giving it 4 stars。 Sorry gotta rant。I am not saying Fulgrim should have won， but it should have at least been a contest。 I get it， Dorn is the solid and unmovable， but Fulgrim used to have the skill behind the arrogance。Fulgrim， the first Primarch to kill another Primarch who eventually even takes down Gulliman。 Its like as soon as he beca Of course this was an excellent book。 The Fulgrim vs Dorn duel was just such a let down。 It is a testament to how good the rest of the book is that I am still giving it 4 stars。 Sorry gotta rant。I am not saying Fulgrim should have won， but it should have at least been a contest。 I get it， Dorn is the solid and unmovable， but Fulgrim used to have the skill behind the arrogance。Fulgrim， the first Primarch to kill another Primarch who eventually even takes down Gulliman。 Its like as soon as he became rose to deamon lord status he got weaker。 I mean sure he wasn't in deamon form during the battle， but you figure being a deamon lord would atleast have some boost to power。 Maybe it boils down to him not taking it seriously and getting bored then wandering off。 （that last sentence could apply to Fulgrim or Abnett） 。。。more
Juan De Beer
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A very entertaining tale of some dudes shooting some other dudes。
Handsome Genius
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I'd give it a 5/5， but you have to read like more than 50 novels to get to it。 I'd give it a 5/5， but you have to read like more than 50 novels to get to it。 。。。more
Gary O'Brien
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Saturnine is Warhammer at its finest。 What Dan Abnett has achieved here is simply brilliant。 The Horus Heresy holds a special place in my heart。 I picked up the first book， Horus Rising by Dan Abnett， way back in 2008 and have been following the story ever since， reading most of the books and anthologies and listening to a fair share of the audio dramas。 For the last decade， I have been looking forward to the Siege of Terra arc。 Unfortunately， the first three books， although quite good， just did Saturnine is Warhammer at its finest。 What Dan Abnett has achieved here is simply brilliant。 The Horus Heresy holds a special place in my heart。 I picked up the first book， Horus Rising by Dan Abnett， way back in 2008 and have been following the story ever since， reading most of the books and anthologies and listening to a fair share of the audio dramas。 For the last decade， I have been looking forward to the Siege of Terra arc。 Unfortunately， the first three books， although quite good， just did not live up to expectations for me。 They left me feeling disappointed。 Then Dan Abnett comes along with the fourth book， Saturnine， and blew my socks off。 Saturnine is epic， I mean seriously epic， both in scale and ambition。 The story unfolds through multiple viewpoints across four different theatres of war around the Imperial Palace。 The traitor legions have surrounded the loyalists and， under the military genius of the Lord of Iron， Perturabo， are systematically tightening the noose。 In response， Rogal Dorn devises a plan to sacrifice one of the four theatres in order to deliver a significant blow to the traitor forces and buy more time while they wait for reinforcements。 'There is a bond stronger than steel to be found in the calamity of combat。'We learn early on which theatre of war will be sacrificed and Abnett plays with readers' heartstrings for the remainder of the novel as this is where we witness a convergence of characters， both familiar and new。 Not only does Abnett form emotional connections between these characters but also makes them endearing in different ways。 Knowing what their ultimate fate will be is heartbreaking。 But by the Emperor do they go out with a bang。 'War is a scream in capital letters。 It was a noise。 It wasn't even words。 It had no syntax， no adjectives， no subtext， no context。 It communicated itself as suddenly， simply and unequivocally as a punch in the face。 It was a thing， not a story。'War is Warhammer's blood and soul and Saturnine is perhaps the Sci-F- franchise's most monumental achievement when it comes to this。 Its pages are overflowing with action and Abnett's style of writing vividly captures the brutality and scale。 Too much of the same thing can be extremely repetitive， but Abnett manages to make each theatre feel unique with its own share of epic moments， including 'cavalry' charges， titan showdowns and last stands。 Not only that， but he also delivers the action in a variety of wats from wide-angled cinematic moments of armies clashing （Gorgon's Bar） to intense tightly-focused one-to-one duels （Saturnine）。 Abnett keeps the action fresh and engaging throughout， switching it up before it gets repetitive and even giving readers moments of respite between each fight。 '"And the Emperor？" Erda grimaced。 "You know， I loathe that term。 It speaks to every part of His arrogance。"'In contrast to the chaos of the siege， there is another plot thread that follows the perpetual John Grammmaticus as he arrives on Terra and searches for a way to reach the Emperor。 It is here that we learn a lot more about the Master of Mankind， and meet a very important character who readers that read Chris Wraight's Valdor: Birth of the Imperium （which I highly recommend） will be familiar with。 It turns out the Emperor isn't the perfect ruler that so many loyalists believe。。。huh。。。imagine that。 It does not exactly justify the traitor forces in their actions but it does reinforce the idea that the Emperor isn't exactly good。 'Let them worship their false gods and giggling abominations。 This was what he wanted。 The chance to fight， like a man， not a demon。'Speaking of traitors， Abbadon continues to be a main point of view。 I have loved his character growth throughout the siege so far。 Considering that he is one of the main villains in the 40k setting， it is great to see so much investment in him here。 In Saturnine， we get to see him at his highest and lowest and both make for compelling reading。 Most of the traitor primarchs also get page time， including Magnus who is the focus of the next siege novella， The Fury of Magnus by Graham MacNeill。 'He watched the warriors approach， side by side， a slow and steady pace。 Each one was in full battleplate， unhelmed。 Their faces were solemn and determined。'As for the loyalists， Jaghatai， Sanguinius and Dorn continue to play pivotal roles in the defence of the Imperial Palace， and each gets at least one badass moment。 Loken and a few other familiar faces also make a return with one particular scene that had me cheering。 One of my favourite aspects of this book were the first person chapters from the perspective of the Sister of Silence， Jenetia Krole， who was last seen way back during Master of Mankind by Aaron Dembski-Bowden。 Each of her chapters are more like lengthy monologues which contain some of the finest prose I have read in Warhammer and indeed Sci-Fi。 There is so much more I could say about this book but I have already written what feels like an essay。 In short， this is Warhammer at its finest。 Saturnine has pushed aside Master of Mankind （#41） and The First Heretic （#13）， which is also by Dembski-Bowden， to become my favourite Horus Heresy book to date。 What Abnett has achieved here is simply brilliant。 For those unhappy with the first three books， Saturnine will blow your socks off。 The siege has now truly begun。 。。。more
Daeron
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Fantastic， one of the very best of the entire Horus Heresy， and definitely the best of the Siege Of Terra！ Abnett has excelled himself。 True brilliance！
skugga
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Dan Abnett 1st entry in the Siege of Terra takes the already ambitious series to another level。
Gianfranco Mancini
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Lion’s Gale space port fell to the enemy on the eleventh of Quintus It was a long way from where they were， hundreds of kilometres west。 Everything was a long way from everything else， because the Imperial Palace was so immense。 But the effects were felt everywhere， like a convulsion， like the Palace had taken a headshot。Dan Abnett returns to the Horus Heresy and The Siege of Terra delivering a mind-blowing tale of four simultaneous battlefronts， sacrifices， victories， and death， with some of t Lion’s Gale space port fell to the enemy on the eleventh of Quintus It was a long way from where they were， hundreds of kilometres west。 Everything was a long way from everything else， because the Imperial Palace was so immense。 But the effects were felt everywhere， like a convulsion， like the Palace had taken a headshot。Dan Abnett returns to the Horus Heresy and The Siege of Terra delivering a mind-blowing tale of four simultaneous battlefronts， sacrifices， victories， and death， with some of the best fights scenes in the series， heroic and brutal deaths， and more than a bad guy getting at last what he deserved since the first opening trilogy was released fourteen years ago。‘Army lines are fracturing across the northern reaches，’ said Icaro。 ‘Assault is a primary factor， traitor hosts driving up from the south。 They have Astartes support。’‘On the ground？’ asked the Great Khan。‘On the ground， in force，’ she confirmed。 ‘World Eaters， Iron Warriors， Thousand Sons， Luna Wolves-‘They’re not called that any more，’ said the Khan。‘My apologies， lord。 But I won’t use his name，’ she replied。This is Abnett's longest book， as massive as the scale of the conflict inside it， with lots of different kinds of fightings: epic chavalry charges， classic siege warfare， hopelessly last stand defences against overwhelming enemy forces， and much more。‘He wants our father，’ said the Khan quietly。 ‘He wants unhindered access to the Palace。 He has one foothold， he wants another。 It is not complex， Rogal， not any more。 Eternity Wall Port must be defended and held。 Lion’s Gate Port must be retaken。 It is an offence they have claimed it at all。’‘It was unavoidable，’ said Dorn。‘I’m not blaming you， Rogal，’ said the Khan。 He sighed。Think of it as the siege of Minas Tirith by Sauron's army in the far grim future of Warhammer 40000 and you still have no idea of much epic this book is， with a warzone the size of Belgium and so many characters shining， shaming， and dying。‘Fall back！’ Halen yelled into the vox。 ‘Fall back to second now！’ A blast took him off his feet。 Grit and flame swirled around him。 A strong arm pulled him to his feet。‘No， brother，’ the Angel said， looking down into Halen’s cracked visor。 ‘No need。 Not yet。’Sanguinius let him go， and turned to the mangled lip of the wall。 He leapt off， into the wallowing curtains of fire， wings unfurled。Praise to Dan Abnett， the real Lord of the Dark Millennium， for fixing years and years of often conflicting lore and shaping new one inside these pages， with so many references shifting from pivotal historic events like the rise of Imperial Cult religion， the founding of Inquisition， and the birth of the myth of Ollianus Pious， saint patron of the Astra Militarum， to silly little pieces of lore as Khârn’s ‘kill-counter’ originally introduced in William King's The Wrath of Khârn classic short tale。"My lord，’ said Rann。 There was silence all around them。‘I’ve seen it， Fafnir，’ said Sanguinius。 ‘From here， to the gate， to the port， across Anterior， across Magnifican。 This is everywhere and everything。 Far too many stories， a million of them， all destined to be lost， for only the last line of the book matters。’‘Then we had better make sure we’re the ones who write it，’ said Rann。Totally enjoyed every part of it and that Leetu easter-egg， making not just canon the 1985 L2 Imperial Space Marine miniature from Games Workshop， but probably introducing a character with a certain very important role in the now not so far future （if you've read William King's The Emperor and Horus tale in Realm of Chaos: The Lost and The Damned， White Dwarf magazine #161 or somewhere else， you probably know what I'm talking about。。。） just made my day。‘I believe the Emperor is a god，’ Keeler hissed across the table at Hari in mock conspiracy。‘I know，’ said Hari。‘An actual god。’‘I know， mam。’‘And that’s not a popular concept，’ she hissed， ‘especially with the Emperor。’‘Please stop that，’ said Amon。‘It’s as if He doesn’t want people to know， or something，’ Keeler said。 She looked at the Custodian。 ‘So I can’t leave， Amon？’‘No。’A wonderful book and a must read if you are into military science-fiction， but if you are a fan of Warhammer 40000 and the Horus Heresy saga， this is just the stuff dreams are made of。‘Rogal has learned a flexibility。 A sleight of hand。’‘Like letting our archenemy into the Sanctum Imperialis？’‘Yes。 Letting him in， cutting his throat， and then sealing the flaw behind him。 This Land fellow’s lockcrete will close the flaw once the trap is sprung， and build a tomb for whoever comes。’‘We’re meeting their decapitation strike with one of our own？’‘Exquisite， isn’t it？’ said Malcador， and laughed。Excelsior。 。。。more
Kavinay
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Yes！1。 Abnett is really a cut above most BL writers。 He has this knack for capturing the utter ridiculous banality of the Imperium even when the humans are battling the worst evils imaginable。2。 Stuff happens！ More is brought to a head （Little Horus） and greater depth is added to the lore （Primarch creation） than the last 30 or so HH books put together。 The shame of it is that the entire HH line could have been this good if the main line books followed a similar packed narrative rather than goin Yes！1。 Abnett is really a cut above most BL writers。 He has this knack for capturing the utter ridiculous banality of the Imperium even when the humans are battling the worst evils imaginable。2。 Stuff happens！ More is brought to a head （Little Horus） and greater depth is added to the lore （Primarch creation） than the last 30 or so HH books put together。 The shame of it is that the entire HH line could have been this good if the main line books followed a similar packed narrative rather than going on interminably about Calth and so on。3。 Everyone's swearing now。 Is this new？ Did I miss something where BL relaxed on the kid friendly dialogue accompanying genocidal violence？ Even Dorn swears now。 It's great！ 。。。more
Matthew Tyrrell-Byrne
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By giving this 5:5 I feel like I should knock the previous Siege books down to 2’s or 3’s。。。 Abnett has blown me away here！ Such a complex narrative tackled in a fantastic way， it’s an intense read from start to finish， ended up reading act 3 in a day， simply couldn’t put it down。
Mark A Swenson
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Dan Abnett is the virtuoso author of this series and he doesn't disappoint with this title。 I was very jazzed to see his name on this book。 He both wraps up longstanding plot points and inserts easter eggs for fans。 Don't miss this book。 Dan Abnett is the virtuoso author of this series and he doesn't disappoint with this title。 I was very jazzed to see his name on this book。 He both wraps up longstanding plot points and inserts easter eggs for fans。 Don't miss this book。 。。。more
Michael Blank
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No review I can give can adequately encompass the awesomeness of this novel。 It’s the Horus Heresy， and it’s Dan Abnett at his bloody finest。 Read it。
benjamin ryan
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The resurrection of The Horus HeresyThe Horus Heresy books have gone on too long。 Many themes situations and character archetypes have be explored to death and repeated over and again。 Some of the writing （writers） have bordered on hackery which for such an undertaking and a devoted fan base is a literary crime。 The horse has been flogged so hard it's now being made into glue。Or so I thought。Dan remains the master of gripping and realistic depiction of warfare。 Saturnine breaths new life into a The resurrection of The Horus HeresyThe Horus Heresy books have gone on too long。 Many themes situations and character archetypes have be explored to death and repeated over and again。 Some of the writing （writers） have bordered on hackery which for such an undertaking and a devoted fan base is a literary crime。 The horse has been flogged so hard it's now being made into glue。Or so I thought。Dan remains the master of gripping and realistic depiction of warfare。 Saturnine breaths new life into a fading saga and is possibly his best work to date。The story jumps geographically across a theatre the size of Belgium and does it seamlessly。 Many of the characters and situations are used to explore how the imperium came to be how it is ten thousand years later and it's managed with style enough to surprise you even though the reader knows what happens next。Ah but you want to know about the fights？ You won't be disappointed。 Different theatres of war are explored with typical Abnett finess。 Abaddon's story in particular really struck a chord with me。 Characters die too。 Not in the timid last minute escape or dumb resurrections that previous authors have pulled to keep the cash coming。 It's Abnett， Your heart will break a littleThank you Dan。 。。。more
K Dave
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I have read all 56 books of the Horus Heresy that preluded the Siege of Terra series， it was a mixed bag with mostly enjoyable， immersive and set firmly within the grim darkness of the lore。 The siege of Terra was also excellent and I enjoyed the books up until this one。 The Author of this one though has truly let the side down in a number of ways。 I have enjoyed all of Dan Abnett's previous work， he writes well， his style is raw and emotional and well suited for conjuring graphic imagery of bat I have read all 56 books of the Horus Heresy that preluded the Siege of Terra series， it was a mixed bag with mostly enjoyable， immersive and set firmly within the grim darkness of the lore。 The siege of Terra was also excellent and I enjoyed the books up until this one。 The Author of this one though has truly let the side down in a number of ways。 I have enjoyed all of Dan Abnett's previous work， he writes well， his style is raw and emotional and well suited for conjuring graphic imagery of battle， but in this book there is a jarring shallowness to his understanding of the lore as it has developed。 This shows mainly in the dialogue， which throughout the book was jarring and immersion destroying with few exceptions。 When attempting considered conversations between decades old and long established characters， the author misses the mark completely， I felt I was reading a book about different characters wearing the same names such was the contrast with previous work。 I think Abnett's strengths now would be better tempered by co-authoring any future titles with someone who better appreciates the previous character developments and setting。 There is also an overwhelming bleeding of progressive politics into the book further jarring the reader from the future to our virtue signalling present， Abnett apparently using every opportunity to score virtue points by inserting his unwelcome worldview into the warhammer universe。 The overuse of the word 'sh*t' is quite apt for the dialogue in this book， and perhaps reveals the authors attitude to the universe and series， with phrases that are so off the mark as to be ridiculous， such as a conversation between Astartes that ended with "I enjoy teasing the sh*t out of you"。 It reads almost like sabotage at times， rather than a poor understanding of the lore but for the benefit of the doubt。This is the worst of the Horus Hersey in certain regards， that could have been tempered by others working on the series。 It is a disappointment that they allowed this to print as it sullies all previous work and lowers the bar for the future of the series considerably。 Perhaps with better research of the lore and co-authoring any future titles in the series， the Author can remain loyal to the true characters of the series and hopefully keep his politics out of future work。 。。。more
Vexation
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The Siege of Terra series has admittedly better quality writing than the average HH novel which in turn are better than the average GW novel。 This 4th volume is the best yet， as the action heats up and。。。well， Dan Abnet。 My only gripes with the novel is some story choices they have painted in， but hey， them's the breaks。Praise Fulgrim！ The Siege of Terra series has admittedly better quality writing than the average HH novel which in turn are better than the average GW novel。 This 4th volume is the best yet， as the action heats up and。。。well， Dan Abnet。 My only gripes with the novel is some story choices they have painted in， but hey， them's the breaks。Praise Fulgrim！ 。。。more
John Poole
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Another day， another Warhammer 40，000 book - in this case by Dan Abnett who quite frankly manages to breather some life and desperation into a story about the end of the world （even if you already know the world won't end）。 Very much worth it for the combat if nothing else。 Another day， another Warhammer 40，000 book - in this case by Dan Abnett who quite frankly manages to breather some life and desperation into a story about the end of the world （even if you already know the world won't end）。 Very much worth it for the combat if nothing else。 。。。more
Darlenne
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